Test Centre Stats

Co. Carlow ยท RSA driving test centre

Carlow Talbot Hotel driving test centre

Figures to September 2026, from Road Safety Authority tables on CSO PxStat updated .

Weeks to a test invite, September 2026

13 weeks

+7.0 wk on a year ago

Pass rate, last 12 months

47.6%

All centres 52.3%

Wait rank in Ireland

39 of 57

1 = shortest

Car tests, last 12 months

3,084

2.8% no-shows

At the end of September 2026 the RSA estimated 13 weeks until a learner applying for a test at Carlow Talbot Hotel would be invited to book a date, 1.1 weeks more than the figure for all centres (11.9 weeks). A year earlier it was 6 weeks. Over the 12 months to September 2026, 3,084 car tests were delivered here and an estimated 47.6% passed (all centres: 52.3%); the 12 months before, 45.8%.

Waiting estimate over two years

  • Carlow Talbot Hotel
  • All Irish centres
Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Carlow Talbot Hotel, October 2024 to September 2026Carlow Talbot Hotel: 13 weeks at the end of September 2026; all centres 11.9 weeks.0102030Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2613.0Weeks0102030Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2613.0Weeks
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Estimated weeks to a test invitation at Carlow Talbot Hotel, October 2024 to September 2026
MonthCarlow Talbot HotelAll Irish centres
September 202613.011.9
August 202610.011.6
July 202611.012.1
June 20269.011.8
May 202613.012.3
April 202612.011.9
March 202611.011.9
February 202613.011.5
January 202610.010.7
December 202512.010.6
November 202513.011.4
October 202512.011.5
September 20256.09.8
August 20258.010.2
July 20259.014.4
June 202513.016.8
May 202517.020.8
April 202526.027.3
March 202518.024.1
February 202518.022.9
January 202521.022.0
December 202420.020.8
November 202420.020.6
October 202427.019.3

Pass rate

Each point is the pass rate over the 12 months to that month, which smooths out small monthly samples. Over the latest 12 months Carlow Talbot Hotel ranks 51st highest of 59 Irish centres with at least 100 car tests.

  • Carlow Talbot Hotel
  • All Irish centres
Car test pass rate at Carlow Talbot Hotel, rolling 12 monthsRolling 12-month pass rate at Carlow Talbot Hotel: 47.6%; all centres 52.3%.020406080Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 2647.6%Pass rate, %020406080Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 2647.6%Pass rate, %
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Car test pass rate at Carlow Talbot Hotel, rolling 12 months
MonthCarlow Talbot HotelAll Irish centres
September 202647.6%52.3%
August 202648.2%52.4%
July 202647.3%52.4%
June 202648.3%52.4%
May 202648.2%52.3%
April 202647.0%52.3%
March 202646.7%52.2%
February 202647.0%52.1%
January 202646.3%52.0%
December 202545.6%51.8%
November 202544.8%51.7%
October 202544.9%51.5%
September 202545.8%51.0%
August 202547.1%50.5%
July 202548.5%50.2%
June 202549.0%49.8%
May 202549.8%49.6%
April 202551.3%49.2%
March 202552.3%49.1%
February 202554.2%49.0%
January 202555.5%48.9%
December 202458.0%49.0%
November 202459.8%49.0%
October 202460.8%49.2%

Car tests delivered each month

Latest month: 255 tests. Peak in the last two years: 420.

Nearby centres

The nearest centre with a shorter estimate is Carlow (0.0 mi), at 12 weeks. You can ask the RSA for any test centre when you apply.

Centres near Carlow Talbot Hotel
Centre
CarlowShorter wait0.0 mi12 weeks43.7%
Kilkenny (Govt Buildings)Shorter wait19 mi11 weeks49.9%
Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Shorter wait19 mi10 weeks50.8%
Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)21 mi17 weeks57.4%
NaasShorter wait28 mi9 weeks53.7%
Gorey29 mi16 weeks54.6%
  • This centre
  • Shorter wait
  • Other nearby
CarlowKilkenny (Govt Buildings)Kilkenny (O'Loughlin Gaels)Portlaoise (Maldron Hotel)NaasGoreyCarlow Talbot Hotel

Reading these figures

  • The RSA's waiting figure is its estimate, at month end, of how long until an applicant is invited to choose a test date. It is not the same measure as DVSA's figure for Great Britain, so the two shouldn't be compared directly.
  • Pass rates are the RSA's monthly percentages for category B (car) tests; the 12-month figure here weights each month by the tests delivered.
  • Distances are between town centres (the centre is placed at Carlow), not the test centre's door.

Apply for or change a test through the RSA's driving test service. We have no link with the RSA.

Sources

Road Safety Authority, via CSO PxStat tables ROA30 (tests delivered, pass rate, no-shows) and ROA36 (estimated time to a test invite), CC BY 4.0. Town coordinates from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0.